FAO National Project Specialist Jobs

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FAO National Project Specialist Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

FAO Kenya looking for “National Project Specialist”.

Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 19 January 2024.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded in October 1945.

The FAO has published a job vacancy announcement on 10 January 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of National Project Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

FAO Job Vacancy 2024

Reporting Lines: The National Project Manager will work in close collaboration with the SWIOFC NC PP 2 Regional Project Management Unit and Kenyan government counterparts and will be reporting to the SWIOFC NC PP 2 Chief Technical Adviser based with the SWIOFC Secretariat in Mozambique, the assistant FAOR (Programme) FAO Kenya, under the overall responsibility of the FAO Representation in Kenya.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Organize and coordinate all activities in Kenya through the supervision, assistance and monitoring of collaboration with the relevant institutions and partners.
Day-to-day management and assistance for the implementation of project activities.
Collect and make available to project personnel relevant documents and information concerning artisanal fisheries and other topics relevant to delivery of the project.
In close collaboration with the FAO project units (country representations and Sub regional Office for Southern Africa), facilitate trainings/workshops and field activities the project.

Qualification & Experience:

University degree in Environmental, Fisheries or other area relevant to the technical focus of the project.
Five (5) years of relevant experience in relevant to the technical focus of the project (coastal fisheries and environment, sustainable development, rural livelihoods), preferably both on policy and operational levels.
National of Kenya
Working knowledge of English & Kiswahili.

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